APSU presents Mid-South Marching Invitational Oct. 30

APSU officials estimate 2,200 students from high schools in Kentucky, Alabama and
Tennessee will participate. Professional adjudicators will evaluate the bands performances,
including music and visual effect, music and visual performance, percussion and colorguard.
The music department, APSU bands, Sigma Alpha Iota and Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia present
the Mid-South Marching Invitational from 5-10:30 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30, in Governors
Stadium.

APSU officials estimate 2,200 students from high schools in Kentucky, Alabama and
Tennessee will participate. Professional adjudicators will evaluate the bands' performances,
including music and visual effect, music and visual performance, percussion and colorguard.

“The festival has been held annually at APSU for more than a dozen years,” says Dr.
Ann Silverberg, chair of APSU's music department. “It's a great opportunity to watch
many of the region's finest high school marching bands compete with each other for
awards.

“The event will bring hundreds of student musicians to the campus along with their
families, friends and band directors.”

According to Andrea Brown, competition coordinator and director of athletic bands
at APSU, the event “has the potential to be an incredible recruiting opportunity for
the band, music department and the University.”

The cost of admission is $8. Admission for APSU students and faculty is $5 with ID.
Children 12 and under will be admitted free.—Rebecca Mackey